UEFA Nations League takes centre stage for the next two weeks as domestic leagues around the globe take a break. On Saturday, Poland and Portugal collide in an expected thrilling encounter, then later that day, Euro 2024 winners Spain will host Denmark in a blockbuster clash.

Event # 1 – NAT League – Poland vs Portugal– 1:45PM

Poland welcomes a star-studded Portugal side in Warsaw, aiming to end their poor run of form in recent times. Indeed, Poland’s recent form at major tournaments have left a lot to be desired, especially considering the talents they have at their disposal, including the goal-scoring machine Robert Lewandoski leading their charge. In their last two major tournaments, they struggled to live up to expectations, with the 2022 Qatar World Cup campaign ending in disappointment, as did their Euro 2024 campaign, where they were eliminated in the group stages of both competitions. Ahead of this game, Poland enters in poor form, winning just one of their last five matches and losing 1-0 to Croatia in their last match.

Meanwhile, Portugal will see the Nations League tournament as an opportunity to get back on track after a disappointing Euro 2024 campaign. They entered the Euro’s as one of the favourites to lift the title but performed well below expectations, eventually being eliminated at the quarter-final stage. With that said, Portugal won the inaugural Nations League tournament and will be aiming to rediscover that sort of form to lift the trophy for the second time. However, an away game against Poland in Warsaw will not be as straightforward as Portuguese fans might think, as Poland have proven difficult to beat on home soil in recent times.

Key Stats

• Poland – Poland are unbeaten in their last 10 home matches and have won their last four home games.

• Portugal – The last time Poland hosted Portugal in a Nations League game, Portugal won 2-3 in a thrilling encounter back in October 2018.

• Both sides – Portugal are unbeaten in their last five meetings against Poland in all competitions, with their most recent meeting ending in a 1-1 draw.

The betting Tip. Portugal win.

Event #2 NAT League – Spain vs Denmark– 9:00AM

Defending Nations League champions Spain will host Denmark in an eagerly anticipated match on Saturday, aiming to continue their excellent run of form. Since Spain appointed Luis de la Fuente at the end of the 2022 World Cup, Spain have been winning titles for fun.They won the last edition of the Nations League in June 2023 and followed that triumph by winning Euro 2024, defeating England in the final. The Spaniards are in ominous form, having kicked off their Nations League campaign with a surprised 0-0 draw away to Serbia, but they rebounded in style by thumping Switzerland 4-1 three days later. Indeed, Spain enter this game in red-hot form, having won nine of their previous 10 matches in all competitions and will prove difficult to beat on home soil, having not lost a competitive match at home since September 2021.

Denmark, on the other hand, struggled at the recent Euro 2024 tournament, failing to win any of their four matches. However, they seemed to have rediscovered their form in recent times, having kicked off their Nations League campaign in style, scoring back-to-back 2-0 wins over Switzerland and Serbia, respectively, in September. Incredibly, those two wins saw the Danes registering consecutive clean sheets for the first time in over 14 months. However, Denmark are more than aware that they face a huge task to leave Spain with another clean sheet, based on the Spaniards’ recent form.

Key Stats

• Spain – Spain are unbeaten in their last 12 international matches, winning nine during this impressive run.

• Denmark – Denmark have lost six of their last seven matches against Spain.

• Both sides – Spain have won their last four meetings against Denmark with their last meeting being a 3-0 win for Spain.

The betting Tip. Spain win.